Movie/TV recommendations

[Quanta]

I thought I read somewhere that the final cut tones down the

bit where Roy pushes his thumbs into Tyrell's eyes.

Is that true? That would be an unfortunate choice if so.

Like ThunderPeel2001 said, the opposite stands true. However:

Scott toned down instead Sebastian's murder. When Batty goes after him you can hear him utter "I'm sorry".

This is a change I dislike. It comes across as exactly what it is: an afterthought.

And I agree on the view, that

creating strong hints at Deckard beeing also a Replicant

was a bad idea. This effectively eliminates the audience's attachment figure / role model.

[Nachimir]

A local cinema showed Until the Light Takes Us; I liked. What got me the most was the guy who did

the final interview piece, where, after all the arson, murder and crap art parties, his biggest regret/lament was that his subculture became a such a scene. That he can then say: "Still. People like to dress up" really cracked me up.

[juv3nal]

On the topic of blade runner, this is a pretty good documentary about the film.

There's an awesome quote from Rutger Hauer in it:

Harrison Ford's character is such a dumb character: he gets a gun put to his head and then he fucks a dishwasher. Then he fall in love with her. It doesn't make any sense.

Rutger comes across with this kind of uncanny charisma that comes from being a guy reflecting on the best thing he's ever done and knowing it's the best thing he'll ever do.

[Orv]

Be honest with me folks, is Kevin Sorbo the devil? He doesn't age.

[syntheticgerbil]

Rewatched Triplets of Belleville today. Still tons of fun, although at this point the cell shaded 3D on the mechanical stuff is looking super outdated to me. Maybe if they had dropped some of the frame rates or textured pencil outlines on the objects (like the moving characters) instead of straight black lines it would have made a world of difference.

That dog is still amazing to watch.

[circadianwolf]

Finally saw The Social Network. Justin Timberlake's Sean Parker comes out looking better than anyone else in the film IMO, and certainly the only one who demonstrates any real understanding of the Internet (which mostly, I think, just says that Aaron Sorkin doesn't understand the Internet).

[Nappi]

Just watched Rare Exports. What a refreshing experience!

Really well made movie overall. Except maybe for the poorly written kid stuff but that's a minor complaint.

Edited December 19, 2010 by Nappi
major to minor

[MrHoatzin]

Don't watch Tron 2. Boy, that was a load of shit.

I really dug the first film because it had a certain sense of geeky wonder about it and it tried to be consistent with its primary conceit, the metaphor that holds it all together. This movie had absolutely none of that. They tried to flirt with complexity here and there but generally they thought it safer not to even try. The fact that they were in a computer and there was meaning and purpose to the elements of the world was completely forgotten by this bunch of assholes. It is a triumph of style over substance at its most fucking obnoxious. To boot, Jeff Bridges's young cg self is the most ungood example of uncanny valley in recent memory. It was a totally charmless, automatic movie.

[elmuerte]

Don't watch Tron 2. Boy, that was a load of shit.

Thanks for the warning. I feared this would happen when. :/

[Nachimir]

Just watched Rare Exports. What a refreshing experience!

Really well made movie overall. Except maybe for the poorly written kid stuff but that's a major complaint.

Yeah, +1. I liked it a lot. There were something wrong with it, but it was silly and fun.

[twmac]

Just watched Mysterious Skin by Gregg Araki. After the weird Doom Generation and Nowhere films this one is much more sober and as a result it has been haunting me.

It is about how people deal (or fail to deal) with sexual abuse in a small town in America. It is a very uncomfortable subject matter but Araki is pretty damn good at giving it weight and the characters space to breathe without it ever becoming overbearing or preachy.

It was also nice to see that Araki continues to make very interesting, 3 dimensional gay characters that so many other writers and directors fail to be able to grasp.

[ThunderPeel2001]

Just watched Mysterious Skin by Gregg Araki. After the weird Doom Generation and Nowhere films this one is much more sober and as a result it has been haunting me.

It is about how people deal (or fail to deal) with sexual abuse in a small town in America. It is a very uncomfortable subject matter but Araki is pretty damn good at giving it weight and the characters space to breathe without it ever becoming overbearing or preachy.

It was also nice to see that Araki continues to make very interesting, 3 dimensional gay characters that so many other writers and directors fail to be able to grasp.

Aye, I saw Mysterious Skin at the London Film Festival. Quite harrowing, but I was glad the author director and two of the actors were there (including the dude from Third Rock)... it made it seem a lot more palatable. Good film

[ThunderPeel2001]

Finally saw The Social Network. Justin Timberlake's Sean Parker comes out looking better than anyone else in the film IMO, and certainly the only one who demonstrates any real understanding of the Internet (which mostly, I think, just says that Aaron Sorkin doesn't understand the Internet).

In what way?

[Thyroid]

Anyone know any good science-fiction shows? I appear to be turning into a sci-fi lover. Blame Doctor Who (yes, I know it's science-fantasy) and being in love with ideas. I refuse to see 60's Star Trek, but anything else is good.

Anyways, in continuation of Kromsy Movie Year: I saw most of the Doctor Who movie. Paul McGann is an excellent Doctor, when given room to actually be the Doctor (which the director and script don't usually allow him), and the film is beautifully lit. It's also, for the most part, handled well in terms of camera placement. On the other hand, the script is sub-par and some of the casting/editing decisions baffle. I didn't even finish the movie. Shame, too, because McGann could have been a pretty good Doctor. No Matt Smith, but quite good nonetheless.

Next up are Blade Runner, Moon, and Brick. I'll post my highly unanticipated opinions on them as I see them.

[Nappi]

[...] , Moon, [...]

While you are watching sci-fi stuff and if you end up liking Moon, you should probably check Sunshine out as well (if you haven't already).

[MrHoatzin]

While you are watching sci-fi stuff and if you end up liking Moon, you should probably check Sunshine out as well (if you haven't already).

The two go hand-in-hand in an odd way. Just like, say, Solaris and 2001 did.

[Roderick]

I still want to see Sunshine, after my mild disappointment with Moon (though polarized with the general opinion here it must have seemed as if I hated Moon, which was certainly not the case).

I just saw the original Tron. What a weird movie! And I had no idea Jeff Bridges actually starred in it. That explains the weird CGI effects on him in the new Tron movie. I was thinking why they didn't just use a young look-a-like actor for the part, but it makes sense now. It had to be him.

So, Tron was weird, had a very sudden, jerky start and then made a jarring, absolute transition to the virtual world in the second act. But, I liked it! It had a real charm to it. It felt almost like an experimental animation from eastern Europe, with the quality of the visuals shifting dramatically from one scene to the next.

It has made me rather curious for the upcoming Tron, though I heard it had a bad story. I'm thinking, perhaps the people who say that hold Tron from 1982 in too positive a light. It wasn't all the good storywise to start with!

[MrHoatzin]

It has made me rather curious for the upcoming Tron, though I heard it had a bad story. I'm thinking, perhaps the people who say that hold Tron from 1982 in too positive a light. It wasn't all the good storywise to start with!

Ahem. I have no illusions about the quality of the original film, but the new one is 25 kinds of stupid. The spoiler in my post above is really not a spoiler, it is a generalized angry rant.

Also, I owe you a reply and I haven't forgotten, I'm just currently a tad on the busy side.

[Kolzig]

Hey, could anybody recommended me any kind of movies or documentaries about music?

Anvil - the story of Anvil is pretty great, but it's just a story about a band.

Same with Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage, whic I have not yet actually seen myself.

Metal A headbanger's journey is really awesome, but the second movie Global Metal that Sam Dunn made with Scott McFadyen is not that good.

I saw Tron last weekend for the first time and it was a really weird movie with quite unique effects for it's time, should've propably seen it when I was younger to appreciate it more. we watched the Legacy movie on sunday and the second was pretty ok, but nothing like the first one. The worst part about the second one for me was the really badly done cgi Jeff Bridges. Though Kingz did put it quite well in his rant.

Be honest with me folks, is Kevin Sorbo the devil? He doesn't age.

True, he never does age. But he also never gets any proper job offers.

(except for the awesome Hercules series and Andromeda)

Edited December 21, 2010 by Kolzig

[twmac]

Music documentaries?

You could try 'The rise and fall of human civilisation' Parts 1-3, although it would entirely depend on your fondenss for the hardcore scene.

Just watched 'I am still here', can't decide whether it is brilliant, really depressing or both. I didn't realise it was a mockumentary at first but knowing it now adds light to certain scenes. It is also Joaquin best work.

For some reason, against my best judgement, I decided to watch 'The Mutant Chronicles', some nice scenes of a future war that looks like WWI but ultimately it is pretty rubbish and degenerates into the predictable Z-list rubbish it is.

[Kolzig]

Daft Punk's soundtrack for Tron: Legacy however was awesome in my honest opinion.

Listening to it this very moment while punching in my daily work.

[Ben X]

Anyone know any good science-fiction shows?

Fringe!

[toblix]

Ah, Fringe. I started watching the first episodes, but got turned off by the reliance upon John Noble's crazy genius scientist character being so crazy genius scientist all the crazy genius scientist time. Also, I found it lame that just because he was a a genius scientist he could basically talk to dead people. So I stopped watching, but it's still going strong, no? And people like it? Maybe I should pick it up again.

[Lu]

You just have to accept that in the first season, he goes "this may sound strange, but I think that" or "I used to do experiments in the 60ies and this is a lot like" alot. If you can do that, very enjoyable show.

[ThunderPeel2001]

Sci-fi shows? If you're looking for something pretty "lite", and possibly that your girlfriend will enjoy, FIREFLY -- all the way.